Guide for Creating Better Presentations

Making a Powerpoint Presentation is easy but making it more interesting and meaningful is hard. In order to achieve your goal to make one. I gather some useful information and guide from the net that will help us to improve our presentations. 

Grab your audience attention.  Creating slides that get the viewer's attention is not about how much you can fit on the screen. It's about using the space on your slides effectively. Don't crowd your slides, and only include elements that contribute to the points you want to make.

Minimize the number of slides. To maintain a clear message and to keep your audience attentive and interested, keep the number of slides in your presentation to a minimum.

Choose a font style that your audience can read from a distance. Choosing the right font style, such as Helvetica or Arial, helps to get your message across. Avoid using script fonts and over decorated fonts.

Choose a font size that your audience can read from a distance. Choosing the right font size helps to get your message across.

Keep your text simple by using bullet points or short sentences.   Use bullets or short sentences, and try to keep each to one line; that is, without text wrapping. You want your audience to listen to you present your information, rather than read the screen.

Use art to help convey your message. Use graphics to help tell your story. Don't overwhelm your audience by adding too many graphics to a slide, however. Make labels for charts and graphs understandable.Use only enough text to make label elements in a chart or graph comprehensible.

Make slide backgrounds subtle and keep them consistent.    Choose an appealing, consistent template or theme that is not too eye-catching. You don't want the background or design to detract from your message.

Use high contrast between background color and text color.    Themes automatically set the contrast between a light background with dark colored text or dark background with light colored text.

Check the spelling and grammar.  To earn and maintain the respect of your audience, always check the spelling and grammar in your presentation.

Use video and audio to convey your message more effectively. a brief video that illustrates an important point, is a great way to engage your audience. Using audio that helps convey your message can also help you keep your slides clean and approachable, such as by adding recorded narration to slides when sending your presentation to others to view on their own.

Use animations and transitions wisely. Having text and graphics appear on-screen just when you need them can be a nice touch. However, using too much animation can distract from your presentation's content. For effects that emphasize your points without overwhelming your audience, limit animation to key points, and use consistent animation choices throughout the presentation.

That's all folks! hope it helps you in creating your presentations..Ciao!--arcb

Reference: OfficeMicrosoft.com